BITE user comments - BishopBeverage
Comments by BishopBeverage
I think it was Billy Connelly who said that the Irish and the Scots often mistake the themed rubbish, which is assembled for tourists (think wee hairy highlanders, black and white pictures of noble looking peasants and signposts to Athenry) for the real culture. Hence its not a surprise to find an excessively oirish themed pub to be full of Irish ex-pats. That said, there is a lot to be said for the place and i'm pleased to recomend it.
First the bad stuff
The drinks are quite overpriced, except for the Guinness which is unsurprisingly fairly reasonable. The food is utter shite, unless of course you are shit faced to the point that anything tastes good.
Good stuff
Best night out in Hendon if you go on a night that isn�t crowded and there are live bands on. Cant say I like the prices but without a doubt this place has a great craic and while that�s still the case I'll heartily recommend it; just don�t eat anything and get pissed before you go. Great having a place this lively in the suburbs!.
If you fancy going somewhere less themey try the excellent Bhodran down at Hendon Central.
15 Apr 2007 15:43
The Goose on the Square, Nottingham
The Goose is without doubt a fantastic pub. Its usually jam packed full of old guys, some nights I have been in there and the average age has been about 50 plus. You may find this amusing if you go in there, but with the UK's population progressively ageing, every pub in the country will look like this. Seen from this perspective, The Goose is a vision of the future.
About 2 months ago I was sitting on the sofas near the door and I saw a decrepit old man in a wheelchair hammered off his face and spilling his pint everywhere. Undeterred by his age or his disability he still managed to two and fro from the bar, getting progressively more wreaked as the night went on. That�s the spirit that won us two world wars!.
14 May 2006 16:17
The New Inn is a good sized place with a decent pool table. Its fairly cheap and theres also a nice beer garden. The problem with the pub is there is its frequented by an alcoholic bus driver called Jimmy who will usually try and harass you at some stage of the evening. If you live in the hellhole student accomodation that is Albany Park then expect to spend a lot of time in here.
14 May 2006 16:07
This place was legendary amoungst St Andrews students for being a complete dive frequented by psycopathic locals. I was told this is because at one stage The Stables was the only pub in town with a late licence and therefore was the scene of many a bust up between the locals and the students. This was some time ago and the main bust ups now occur at the all night garage after the pubs shut.
The lack of windows and the fact it is so far out of town meant most students never go in The Stables. However, I was living up on Lamond Drive for a while and we used to go in there the whole time becuase we wanted a place close to get hammered.
First thing is that since its a small place with a close knit bunch of regulars they are all incredibly friendly. Some of them, usually the lonely old guys, will buy you and your mates a round if you will sit there and listen to their entire life story. Secondly if you go in there and use the pool table a small kid will sometimes come up to you and ask if you want a game. Don't bother. The little bastard is bloody good and will take a sadistic pleasure in humiliating you over and over again. Thridly, for some bizzare reason the pool area has shelf after shelf of romatic fiction in it. I have no idea why this is the case. Lastly, there is some crazy woman with torrettes syndrome in there who screams obscenities at random intervals, other than that she is quite harmless. Plus its been some time since I went in there and she has probably drunk herself to death by now.
14 May 2006 15:58
Back to BishopBeverage's profile
The Bodhran Bar, Hendon
I went here for St Patricks day with the missus. By the end of the evening I had run out of cash and I was about to leave when some guy came over to our table and gave us a free bottle of Magners saying �Happy St Patricks day!�. Which, all in all, is probably the best thing that�s happened to me in London. On that basis alone I�d have to say that this is a great pub.
15 Apr 2007 15:52